UNSPSC 85692615: Reposition thoracic vertebra, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to reposition thoracic vertebra, open approach. This surgical intervention or procedure is listed in the World Health Organization's International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems or ICD-10 as code 0PS40ZZ

UNSPSC 85692615 Reposition thoracic vertebra, open approach is a Commodity code that does not reflect the state and local procurement activity recently tagged under it. The code nominally describes a specific surgical procedure, but the recent opportunities sourced under this code span occupational health surveillance, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing, independent medical evaluations for pension determinations, surgical benefit carve-out programs, and emergency medical services for detained youth — none of which involve thoracic vertebra repositioning surgery. The mismatch suggests the code assignment in the underlying database is erroneous or the tagging mechanism has conflated unrelated health services; this code shows little relevant recent activity aligned with its stated scope.

The recent opportunities themselves span a diverse mix of issuing bodies and geographies. The City of Phoenix Retirement Office (Arizona) posted an RFP for independent medical evaluation services for disability pension determinations due October 16, 2026 with a maximum contract value of $750,000 over five years; the City of Long Beach (California) posted an RFP for surgical procedure Centers of Excellence carve-out benefits due October 7, 2026; the Washington State Department of Transportation posted an RFP for occupational medical surveillance services for ferry workers due October 9, 2026 with a pre-bid conference on August 31, 2026; Harris County Juvenile Probation Department (Texas) issued an RFI for emergency and specialty medical services for detained youth due September 25, 2026; the County of Santa Clara Health System (California) posted a non-exclusive, multiple-award qualification vehicle for temporary health professional staffing across ancillary clinical categories due October 7, 2026; and Collier County Board of County Commissioners (Florida) posted an RFP for pharmacy benefit management services with historical annual spending of approximately $8.7 million. These opportunities reflect health administration, occupational medicine, and temporary staffing — not surgical procedures — and illustrate that the UNSPSC code assignment does not align with actual state and local buying patterns under this tag.